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Jeffery L. Harris II, Chief Information Security Officer, U.S. Small Business Administration

Jeff Harris serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the United States Small Business Administration (SBA), where he provides executive leadership and oversight related to the enterprise-wide cybersecurity programs across the SBA. In doing so, Mr. Harris is responsible for the strategic direction of Security Operations and Compliance initiatives that securely and efficiently enable the SBA mission.
Prior to joining the SBA, Mr. Harris served as the Chief Information Security Officer and Designated Authorizing Official for the United States Navy Intelligence Community. There he was responsible for establishing, maintaining and enhancing the Navy Intelligence (NAVINTEL) information security program as well as advising senior officials on the implementation of the agency’s risk management approach and providing executive governance and oversight in the areas of policy, risk assessment/authorization, cyber incident management, regulatory compliance and portfolio management of the program’s cyber security initiatives. He also served as the founder and director of the NAVINTEL Cybersecurity Coordination Center (NIC3), the communities Computer Network Defense Service Provider (CNDSP). As an IT and cyber security professional since 2002, he has completed assignments of increasing complexity in an extensive range of domestic and international organizations. These have included serving as the Chief, Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) and for the Office of Naval Intelligence, Deputy Director, IT Applications for the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) and Assistant CIO for Information Assurance at the Office of Naval Intelligence.
Mr. Harris graduated from Barry University with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a specialization in Network Engineering. He holds several certifications.